Fire breaks out in Silves
The second ‘large’ fire of the season broke out recently in Caliços, a small area located between Armação de Pêra and Alcantarilha, in the Concelho of Silves. A total of
Gala of jazz
The Sheraton Algarve Hotel has recently revealed who will be performing at this year’s grand summer gala, scheduled for August 8. Al Jarreau, winner of five Grammy Awards and the
Golf helps local charity
The first round of the 2004 Sir Henry Cooper & Mike Reid Charity Golf Classic was held at Boavista recently. This event has been coming to the Algarve for a
Healing not greed
Last week, Skip mentioned several points that resonated with me, including the shame we should all feel at the blatant racism, hatred and greed in our world, and the sheer
Let’s Walk around the lakeside
This is a beautiful early morning walk that takes you through the countryside and around the edge of the lake at the Barragem da Bravura. The walk is moderately easy
Lost in Fairyland
Reviewed by Gabriel Hershman The A Portada Theatre Group recently presented Lost in Fairyland, written by Andrew Biss, a two-hander about the relationship between an openly gay man, Warren (Simon
Macca rocks Lisbon
‘Rock in Rio’ opened last Friday with one of the oldest rockers around, as the sun shone down on the ‘Parque da Bela Vista’ and crowds came in their thousands.
Musical chairs – part two
FOOTBALL Musical chairs – part two Leeds United believe they have found the right man in Kevin Blackwell to take them back to the Premiership. The 44-year old believes in
Pestana events
The Christel House International Golf Open Tournament will take place on June 12 at the Pestana golf resort in Carvoeiro. The winning team will participate in the final World Championship
Pixie’s story
Since the advent of the modern lixo bin (skip), we (Happy Hounds) have rescued and hand-reared 342 puppies and kittens, aged anything from one day to a week old. They